Forward-Looking, Financially Material Analysis Helps Investors Evaluate Climate Transition Strategy and Execution

San Francisco, Limerick, Toronto — April 16, 2026 — Glass Lewis, a leading provider of corporate governance data and insights to institutional investors and companies, today announced the launch of its next-generation Climate Intelligence research, designed to assess the quality and effectiveness of climate transition strategies across 4,000 companies.

As climate considerations become increasingly central to investment decision-making, investors face a persistent challenge: translating abundant climate data into financially meaningful insight. Most existing tools rely heavily on backward-looking indicators such as emissions data, net-zero alignment, and scenario modeling—offering limited visibility into how companies will perform through the transition.

Glass Lewis’ Climate Intelligence addresses this gap with a forward-looking, investment-focused approach grounded in financial materiality. The research evaluates how a company’s strategy and execution position it to create and protect shareholder value in a lower-carbon economy. It provides portfolio managers and analysts with the high-conviction data necessary to integrate climate materiality into fundamental valuation and capital allocation decisions.

“Investors don’t just need more climate data—they need insight into what it means for long-term value creation and retention,” said Diederik Timmer, President, Climate Intelligence at Glass Lewis. “Our approach focuses on the real economic impact of transition: how strategic choices, capital allocation, and execution shape a company’s future performance.”

The Climate Intelligence framework analyzes transition risks and opportunities at the level of a company’s underlying business activities. It distinguishes clearly between strategy and execution, assessing whether transition plans are credible, feasible, and investable. Drawing on principles of competitive strategy and value creation, it links climate exposure directly to the drivers of growth, margins, and long-term returns.

Built on Glass Lewis’ deep analytical expertise, the research is supported by a proprietary, analyst-led platform that combines advanced AI technology with deep human expertise to deliver consistent, evidence-based insights at scale. Investors can easily compare companies, validate underlying data, and drill into the factors driving transition performance.

With this launch, Glass Lewis extends its trusted governance research capabilities into climate—delivering a differentiated AI-powered offering for investors in markets such as Europe, Canada, and Australia, where climate-related risks and opportunities are integral to investment and stewardship practices.

To learn more about Glass Lewis Climate Intelligence, visit glasslewis.com/climate-intelligence.

About Glass Lewis

Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is a leading global provider of independent, intelligence-focused corporate governance, stewardship, and proxy voting solutions. The firm serves more than 1,300 investment managers and pension funds globally, who use its high-quality corporate governance research and proxy voting software to carry out their fiduciary duties. Glass Lewis also helps companies understand and implement corporate governance best practices and how investors view them. Headquartered in San Francisco, Glass Lewis has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Australia. For more information, please visit www.glasslewis.com.